Project: House DL15 Year: 2015 Floor Area: 440 m ² Lot Area: 363 m ² A modern three-story house in Cebu City draws inspiration from Modern Scandinavian and Bauhaus designs. The house's layout was designed to maximize the steep downhill slope while minimizing excavation to the existing terrain. The house has an open floor plan layout that connects the living, dining, and kitchen area into one open space. Upon entering the foyer, a double-height ceiling in the living room is the first thing you see. Large sliding windows and doors engulf the interior with natural light. The sliding doors in the dining area and kitchen connect the interior to the terrace, increasing the ground floor's usable floor area. All the bedrooms are on the second floor, and each bedroom has its bathroom. The lower ground floor has a large lanai with a dining and living area. The ground floor covers the lanai, which provides a spacious outdoor space protected from the heat and weather. The lanai is open on
Lately a lot of offices here in the Philippines have switched to open source programs to save on the cost of buying original programs. I did my research on some alternative open source software to their commercial counter part and found out that there are a lot of pretty good and efficient open source counterparts. Here are some of the list of programs that I am currently using and their commercial counter parts. Open Source: Blender Commercial Counterpart: 3D Max Open Source: DoubleCad Commercial Counterpart: Autocad Open Source: Gimpshop , Gimp Commercial Counterpart: Adobe Photoshop Open Source: Open Office Commercial Counterpart: Microsoft Office Open Source: Gantt Project , Open Project Commercial Counterpart: MS Project Open Source: Google Sketchup Commercial Counterpart: 3D Max There are a lot more open source programs available and I'm still trying out some of them. I'll post some updates after I finish testing them. Check: www.osalt.com for mo